The Gateway Experience

Congratulations!! You are embarking on an exciting and rewarding adventure. You are about to discover your ability to perceive, direct, and control your life in ways you never imagined possible. The Hemi-Sync process provides the tools. You supply the action.

Hemi-Sync® is a patented audio technology developed through 40 years of researching the influence of sound on human capabilities. Complex blends of Hemi-Sync sound frequencies facilitate different states of consciousness as you proceed through the Gateway Experi­ence. There are no subliminal messages. You are in control.

Cultivate openness - Approach each exercise without expectations. Open yourself to the same childlike sense of wonder that characterized your first explorations of the physical world. Many people find it helpful to hold relaxation as their only goal, allowing them to notice and value subtle shifts in consciousness. Maintain awareness of your experience without judging and remember that you may perceive in different ways. Pay attention to kinesthetic sensations such as motion, tingling, or pulsing in your physical body. You may "see" lifelike or symbolic images in your mind's eye. Auditory perceptions may manifest as verbal messages, sounds, tones, or even music. Gateway partici­pants often report intuitive perceptions of sudden comprehension, a knowing, a gestalt. There is no right or wrong way to experience these exercises. Allow yourself to appreciate and value the uniqueness of your own perceptions.

Recommendations for use - DO NOT LISTEN while driving. Use any standard quality stereo equipment with headphones in a distraction­free, darkened room where you can remain undisturbed for about 45 minutes. If exterior sounds penetrate, simply let them pass by. Do not use DoIbyTm or other noise-reduction systems.

Wait an hour after eating and use the bathroom before getting comfortable. Avoid alcohol, drugs, or excessive caffeine. Loosen tight clothing; remove shoes and glasses or contact lenses. Experiment with lying down or sitting with your head supported, to find out which you prefer. Adjust your position as needed: scratch an itch, pull up or remove a blanket when metabolic changes produce coolness or warmth.

Lower the volume so the words are barely within your hearing range. Otherwise the voice after a silent period may startle you. You may experience variations in the volume of the Hemi-Sync frequencies. These are intentional; do not readjust the volume.

Many people find that documenting their experiences in a journal is a fascinating method to reinforce learning and review progress. Try it. You may find it helpful to review the "frequently asked questions" (see below) from time to time as you move along.

Work with each exercise in sequence after you feel comfortable with the one(s) proceeding. The right pacing is different for each of us; there are no rules. You may listen to one exercise daily for a week or a month and then work at a slower or faster pace with others. Trust your intuition to know when you are ready to move on.

FREEDOM

Wave 3

Each Wave and each exercise of Gateway Experience builds directly on preceding techniques and information. Use of Freedom exercises before having completed Threshold is not recommended.

As you work with this Wave, you may find it helpful to review the Frequently Asked Questions in the Discovery manual.

About OBEs — Before beginning these exercises, take a moment to conceptualize your experiences thus far in terms of Robert Monroe’s Continuum of Consciousness. This continuum can be easily understood by thinking of a radio dial; as you turn it, one station phases out and signals from the next begin to emerge out of the static. Let’s consider a state of alert awareness, with your total consciousness paying attention to the present physical reality, as one “station” on the dial. When you find yourself wondering if you turned off the stove before leaving the house, you’re momentarily “tuning in” another station.

Daydreaming is yet another, as is the hypnogogic state on the borderline between wakefulness and sleep. C‐1, Focus™ 10 and Focus 12 are arbitrary labels for certain points along the continuum.

As your daily life proves, you move back and forth along this continuum all the time: you sleep, you wake, you daydream, etc. Hemi‐Sync® helps you shift your attention to a particular “station” or state of consciousness. And even when you are picking up a nonphysical consciousness “station,” you may retain awareness of your physical body. One illustration of this is the classic out‐of‐body experience in which you “see” your physical body from an outside position.

You may perceive your nonphysical consciousness as housed in a “physical” body, as a sphere of light, as free‐flowing energy, or... There are no rules, no norms, no standards against which you should measure your own experience. As you become more and more proficient in experiencing your consciousness as separate from the physical, the method of perception becomes quite unimportant and may change from OBE to OBE. What remains important is: Any experience of your consciousness separate from the physical body is an OBE, even though you may retain some awareness of your body lying in bed, or your breathing, heart beat, etc.

About Fear — Some people have a strong desire to go out‐of‐body while at another level they are frightened at the prospect. You’ve learned tools that can help deal with such fears. For example, put them in your Box; add a calming, reassuring statement to your Affirmation; know that your REBAL comes with you and keeps you safe and comfortable; let your EBT be a two‐lane highway for carrying you away and returning you surely to your point of departure; repeat Discovery #4; with Threshold #2, ask for guidance on how to best ease your fears.

Above all, let go of any expectation that you will have a particular kind of experience. Trust your greater self to know what is right for you and reinforce that trust with a sense of gratitude for whatever experience is awaiting you. Remember that you can always return safely to C‐1 by simply “thinking” the number “1” and moving your fingers.

Practice — As you experiment with the different separation techniques on these Wave III exercises, you may discover that one works better for you. Or you may find energy building to sudden separation as you are simply relaxing, allowing Hemi‐Sync® to move you along the continuum. Then comes practice, more practice, and still more practice.

In the beginning stages of developing OBE proficiency, you may find that thought becomes action; a passing thought about a person or location may transport your nonphysical consciousness there. With more experience, you will gain greater control. At that point, the adventure is totally up to you. You may choose to explore the solar system, map the terrains between physical and nonphysical experience, develop friendships with nonphysical entities, or simply fly over the nearest treetops. The possibilities are limited only by who you are and how you wish to grow.

Focus 12 - Overview — The high energy state and expanded awareness of this Focus level enable you to become more conscious of inner resources and guidance. As you continue to use what you learned in Focus 10, you may well find entirely new experiences.

Rarely is nonphysical energy perceived in the same way we perceive in our physical, waking state. Be receptive to subtle nuances of kinesthetic, auditory, or visual experiences. You may sense a "knowing," a telepathic comprehension that can be later translated into words. With trust, patience, and practice, you will learn to perceive more clearly. Sometimes this happens slowly, step by step; sometimes dramatically and suddenly, like water breaking through a dam. Let go of preconceived notions about how these exercises "should" unfold for you. Place them in your Box at the beginning of an exercise or at any time they intrude. This opens you to a fuller and richer range of possibilities in your exploration.

Freedom #1: Lift Off

Center yourself in the “you” that is your nonphysical energy rather than in your physical body, and practice until you are thoroughly familiar with the process. Surprisingly enough, you can help yourself rise by “settling down.” Think about how it feels to go up in an elevator. Repeated practice gives you assurance that you can return safely and easily and, once you know this, it is quite easy to move farther than the exercise provides.

Freedom #2: Remote Viewing

Remote Viewing guides you through three experiments using your EBT to reach distant people and places with your awareness. Listen to the exercise first while sitting up and without headphones to understand the required involvement of someone with whom to verify the results. Distance is not a factor; the person can be around the corner or thousands of miles away. Select a mutually convenient, specific, hour‐long time period so you can make notes before you contact the other person.

For the first experiment, have your associate write six numbers on a card, place it inside a white envelope, and lay the envelope on a cleared surface that you are familiar with in his/her home. For the second, have the person place a white cotton ball in another location you are familiar with. Ensure that the envelope and cotton ball will be standing alone, and that you are not informed ahead of time where they will be located. In the third experiment you send a message to your associate, noting where he/she is and what he/she is doing.

As you perform the experiment, notice how your perceptions work. Are you more apt to sense shapes, colors, or textures? What leads you to describe the things you perceive in the way that you do? What is your emotional experience as you are remote viewing?

Integrate remote viewing into your daily life as you continue to practice these techniques. Allow your total self to “play” with and modify them. Over time, your capabilities will develop and strengthen.

Remember, there is no failure in developing psychic abilities. Learning what does not work for you is equally valuable for your progress.

Freedom #3: Vectors

Vectors uses your REBAL to give you practice in going and returning with a sense of direction. While perception involving nonphysical energy is not limited to ordinary notions about space, using your physical body as a reference point is a good way to learn to establish control over your movements.

You are asked to imagine a clock face, with 12 always just above the top of your head. You first learn to extend your perception around the face of the clock in a two‐dimensional, vertical plane, with 3 being outside your left hip, 9 outside the right, and 6 just below your feet. In the next part of the exercise, you rotate the clock face so that 3 is in front of your hips and 9 is behind. The instructions lead you in exploring three‐dimensional space.

Notice the feelings associated with perceiving beyond your physical body. Detect any interesting or unusual features of a particular vector, or changes in awareness associated with changes of position on the clock. You may find one vector especially stimulating, even a source of information. As always, make these techniques your own; experiment with them; establish and practice with additional reference points.

The more you repeat this exercise, the more proficient you become in controlling movement.

Eventually, you will be able to use this learning in all your explorations.

Freedom #4: Five Questions

Five Questions leads you in asking: Who am I? Where and who was I before I entered this physical existence? What is my purpose for this existence in physical matter reality? What action can I now take to serve this purpose best? What is the most important message I can receive and understand at this point in my existence?

You may find it useful to review the comments for Threshold #2 to remind you that the answers you receive may not be verbal and may come at a later time. Keep in mind the various perceptual methods you have been experiencing and open your awareness to kinesthetic sensations, emotions, a sense of “knowing,” or images. Whether the responses come from your total self or from an external source, it’s up to you to translate this nonverbal communication into words or visual representations that hold meaning for you.

These questions are only a beginning. As you continue to practice this exercise you can substitute your own and repeat any question for clarification or fuller understanding. Ask what you really want to know, infuse your questions with this desire, and express gratitude for the guidance you will receive.

Freedom #5: Energy Food

Energy Food teaches you a method for restoring depleted energy in C‐1; it is an encoding of the process rather than actual application. To know whether the encoding is accomplished or whether to repeat the exercise, use the method shortly after each time you listen to the exercise. If you feel more energized, you have achieved proficiency with another valuable tool for use in your daily life. Then move on to the next exercise.

Freedom #6: First Stage Separation

First Stage Separation builds on previous exercises to take you farther in consciously controlling your nonphysical energy. Practicing five different methods of dissociation from your physical body provides the opportunity to discover that one is more comfortable for you, or to experiment with combining two or more of these methods. With each one, you can return to the physical body by using the “Return to C‐1” encoding.

Log‐rolling — Focus on rotating and rolling the nonphysical energy within your physical body as if an axis runs through your body from your head to your feet. When you sense a release of “surface tension” between your physical and nonphysical energies and you are rotating freely, stop the focus on rolling and allow it to continue. Once the “out‐of‐phase” condition is comfortably established, you simply turn over and move outward. Reorientation can be easily accomplished by rotating until your nonphysical energy is in alignment with the physical. You may perceive something akin to a little “click,” and you are reintegrated.

Pole — Using your feet as a pivotal point, you are directed to move your nonphysical energy slowly up and out, head first, until you are in an upright position. When your energy feet are the only point of contact, intent is sufficient to accomplish complete separation.

Backing away is simply that: you slowly back out and away from your physical body. Once this is achieved, you can turn away and practice directing your movement with the techniques from the Vectors exercise.

Flowing involves sending out your nonphysical energies through the top of your head in the form of a cloud or fog or thin spray of gas. Once separated, this often reforms quite naturally into a replica of your physical body. You can then “jet” away on your EBT, float off inside your REBAL, practice with your vectors, or use any of the other tools you have learned.

Floating involves an emotional association with the concept of floating or soaring. As you contemplate how pleasant it would be to float upward, like a cloud or a kite, your nonphysical energy responds to this emotional wish. Once separation is achieved, you can gradually diminish the emotion so other parts of your total self can direct your experience.

Repeated practice in a relaxed state, without expectations, is the best way to achieve comfort and confidence in your ability to separate and return easily and surely. Think of learning to walk. When your first attempt to stand erect as a child ended with a plop to the floor, did you give up and decide to spend the rest of your life crawling? Of course not!

LOOKING AHEAD

Wave IV—Adventure is ready for you as soon as you are ready for more adventuring. You’ll delve into additional applications and development of your skills as you enjoy exciting experiences of sending and receiving nonverbal communications (NVC).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1. What should I do if I feel not quite awake and alert after listening to an exercise? There are many effective methods for grounding. You can slowly count from 10 to 1; drink cool water; take a cold shower or splash cold water on your face, neck and wrists. Weather permitting, walk barefoot outdoors, taking deep breaths and releasing excess energy through your feet; place your back against a tree and imagine energy flowing from your head to the branches above and from your feet to the tree's roots and down into the very center of the earth's core.
2. Will Hemi-Sync become a crutch? Absolutely not. The Hemi­Sync exercises are like training wheels on a bicycle: wonderful for practice, but unnecessary as you learn to ride far and free without support.
3. How can Hem!-Sync influence me when I'm not listening to an exercise? After you become proficient, you simply recall the sensations you experienced during what you consider to be your best, most effective response in the desired state. You can trigger the change in consciousness simply by taking a deep breath and remembering those sensations. The more you practice, the easier and more effective this becomes.
4. What if I tend to fall asleep while listening? Your subconscious experiences the exercise even without conscious awareness but, of course, you want to know about it. You may choose to listen to an exercise the first time while sitting in a straight chair without headphones, so you consciously hear all the instructions. Try putting a symbol for sleep in your Box and use pillows to prop yourself in a semi-erect position during the exercise. Continued practice will help you maintain the delicate balance between profound relaxation and sleep. You may be "clicking out." This is different from sleep and leaves you with the sensation when you return to awareness that no time has passed. The memory of your experience will be stored, even though you have no immediate recall. Clicking out is a common experience which diminishes as you progress.
5. What if I'm notable or willing to do Resonant Tuning out loud? It's in your interest to do it anyway. This is an important prepara­tion for perceiving nonphysical energy. Your discomfort about vocalizing will eventually wane.
6. Is it normal to experience buzzing or pressure or an accelerated heartbeat? These phenomena are common with shifts in energy levels and, for some people, indicate a response to the Hemi-Sync effect. As you expand your consciousness you may become more aware of physical sensations. If you experience discomfort, verify that the volume is just barely loud enough for you to understand the words.
7. What do I do if breathing or heartbeat distracts me from the exercise? Be aware and just let it be. It's a normal reaction. Many people find it a comforting link to physical reality that allows them to move more confidently into other states of consciousness. If you continue to feel distracted, put the distraction into your Box. Once you realize that this awareness is not a problem, it will disappear by itself.
8. How do I know if I'm in Focus 10 or 12? Everyone perceives the Focus levels in their own, unique way. There's no absolute guideline. You may discover that Focus 10 or 12 is associated with sensations of tingling or vibration; or a total absence of sensory signals; or particular visual patterns or specific sounds. You may just "know." Observe your own perceptions in a relaxed manner, without expectations, without judging.
9. What should I do if the feeling of heightened energy makes me uncomfortable? Expanding your awareness is the goal, because you need to perceive nonphysical energy before you can direct and use it. Try moving the energy through your body, speed it up or slow it down. Approaching the experience in an experimental mode will ease your discomfort.
10. What if I can't remain on my back without getting restless? No problem. Prop yourself up with pillows, or sit in a comfortable chair, or use ear-buds so you can listen while on your side or stomach.
11. What if I can't visualize my REBAL? Remember that visualizing is only one way of perceiving. Some people "feel" their REBAL by thinking of themselves surrounded by and filled with tingling bursts of energy. Others "hear" the energy's crackle or just know intuitively that their REBAL is in place. Frequent practice in "popping" your REBAL strengthens it even without your awareness.
12. How can I tell if I'm getting what I'm supposed to? "Supposed to" simply isn't relevant in these kinds of explorations. No two individuals have the same experience. Whether cosmic or apparently meaningless, your experiences are valuable. Don't judge. Accept what comes and continue to practice. Thinking about them after the exercise - not during - may lead to insight into their significance. You may enjoy the challenge of determining meaning for what appear to be small changes in perception, like a detective following clues until the larger picture becomes evident. Learn to appreciate the subtleties inherent in consciousness expansion.
13. Is God appearing when I "see" a flood of light during an exercise? The perception of light suggests that your potential for nonphysical awareness is developing, but it is up to you to decide on its meaning. Such light is widely reported by explorers of higher consciousness and people who have had near-death experiences, often accompanied by euphoria, a feeling of oneness with the universe, a sense of overwhelming love. A Buddhist might associate this with Buddha, a Christian with Christ. The Monroe Institute does not endorse any particular interpretation and encourages you to find your own.
14. How many times should I do an exercise before going to the next? This varies from person to person. Become familiar and comfortable with the exercise and allow your intuitive wisdom to know when you are ready to move on. Complete mastery of a particular technique before progressing is not necessary. Feel free to go back again later for further practice.
15. Can my children listen to the Gateway Experience? Depending on the maturity of the child, use your own discretion with children who are 10 or older. We encourage parents to monitor their children's progress and work along with them.
16. Why not combine mind-altering drugs with Hem!-Sync? These exercises train you to take control over your states of consciousness. Drugs often interfere with that control. Also, your interpretations and understanding of your experiences will likely be more accurate without the unpredictable influences of drugs or other mind-altering substances.

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